I got the scope, it’s really big!
I have to say manuals are almost useless. Assembling instruction says: refer to figure 1.9 and there is no figure 1.9? It has 1.8 and 1.10
The cover to cover tensioning spring doesn’t fit on top 2 holes, might need to shave the shoulder a bit if I want to use it. Bottom holes fit though. It can be fit only one way so there is no mistake in assembling it. Not that I will need or use cover for spring but since they supply it, why not.
Also tensioning bolt that attaches to spring supposed to have limiting nut on it but it doesn’t! Will have to try and see if altitude doesn’t slip and how much to tension the wing nut. Instruction is saying to tension it to limiting nut and that it’s been tasted in factory that to be appropriate tension
Didn’t get Allen key for secondary mirror adjustment. It looks aligned though.
Now something I really don’t understand, I can not use laser collimator because it absorbs laser light to the point I can’t see it! Maybe need a new batteries, but if I put paper in front of both mirrors I can see laser light clearly.
Collimation screws, I asked my wife to turn each while I look through collimating eyepiece that came with scope and she turned two but third one she couldn’t. I checked it was was really, rally hard to undo and after a few tries it’s still very tight to turn, sprayed it with WD40 and it s a bit better now. The mirror is so heavy that Collimation screws can only freely be turned when scope is upright.
After collimating it turned it around, up and down and collimation is out! Will have to try again and make sure everything is tightened
So yea, a lot of fun so far, hopefully will try to use it tonight if I get around all those issues.
Shroud came with it
and some other bits and pieces I have to check them out.
Cheers
Bob